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by the chinese government. dr. smith is a psychotherapist in georgetown. she says pandas' almost universal appeal has to do with not only how cute they. >> reporter: they're absolutely adorable. >> reporter: but how they evoke the fondness of childhood memories. >> the stuff, cuddly, cute look after the panda brings back childhood memories. pandas give us a sense of fun and play that we all need in our lives. >> reporter: in case you're hoping to get that sense of fun and play sometime soon, keep in mind that the panda exhibit at the national zoo is expected to remain closed for about another week. matt jablow, 9news now. >> the original national zoo pandas werelingling and -- were ling-ling and sing sing and they were a gift to our country from china following a visit there by president richard nixon. in exchange, we gave china a pair of ox from alaska. the original ox died in 1983 and they were replaced five years later with new ox at the beijing zoo. >>> from that lovely picture to this beautiful picture at 6:13. it is the people's house. there you see
by the chinese government. dr. smith is a psychotherapist in georgetown. she says pandas' almost universal appeal has to do with not only how cute they. >> reporter: they're absolutely adorable. >> reporter: but how they evoke the fondness of childhood memories. >> the stuff, cuddly, cute look after the panda brings back childhood memories. pandas give us a sense of fun and play that we all need in our lives. >> reporter: in case you're hoping to get that sense of fun...
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authorities say they're still investigating last wednesday's incident because it was government property and it could be a potential terrorist threat. it was a nice gesture but kind of dumb. >>> it's back to school this morning in chicago. tuesday teachers voted to return to work after a seven- day strike. they've not voted on a new contract yet. mayor rahm emanuel called the settlement an honest compromise. >>> metro requires a deposit of nearly $30,000 per hour to cover the cost of staying open late but the team hasn't said whether it will put down a deposit for the playoffs. tickets for the season, we believe it's going to happen, they go on sale friday. both on the phone and on the team's website. standing room only tickets will be made available the day of each playoff game. washington has for the hosted a baseball playoff game since 1933. >>> the space shuttle endeavour is ready for its final flight this morning. >> it will ride piggyback on a 747 to california. >> and then that's where it will be, at the museum there. this is video from a flight last year. it was the final space m
authorities say they're still investigating last wednesday's incident because it was government property and it could be a potential terrorist threat. it was a nice gesture but kind of dumb. >>> it's back to school this morning in chicago. tuesday teachers voted to return to work after a seven- day strike. they've not voted on a new contract yet. mayor rahm emanuel called the settlement an honest compromise. >>> metro requires a deposit of nearly $30,000 per hour to cover the...
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after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns. he faces more than three years in prison. he'll be sentenced on may 3. >>> one of the country's deadliest outbreaks of tornados is now being used to stir up tourism. the joplin, missouri, tourism office is trying to lure new visitors with a free tornado travel map. it pinpoint areas and landmarks severely affected by last year's devastating ef5 tornado. city officials say the map is just a piece of information. but many of the city's residents are outraged. the tornado caused millions of dollars in damage and killed 161 people. >>> right now a major winter storm is hitting the pacific northwest. take a look at the radar. you see the storm covers oregon and washington pretty much. the forecast changed overnight, heavy snow staying south of the seattle area. seattle's new expected to get only six inches of snow, which is about a year's amount of snow for them, though. up to a foot of snow was originally predicted for the seattle area. and the snow is steadily falling in parts of oregon
after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns. he faces more than three years in prison. he'll be sentenced on may 3. >>> one of the country's deadliest outbreaks of tornados is now being used to stir up tourism. the joplin, missouri, tourism office is trying to lure new visitors with a free tornado travel map. it pinpoint areas and landmarks severely affected by last year's devastating ef5 tornado. city officials say the map is...
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the plan being floated to keep an eye on government workers when they are at home. >>> and that's what someone found in an airplane bathroom [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] every woman who believes decisions about our bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a law that outlaws all abortion -- even in cases of rape and incest. and that's not all. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] for women, planned parenthood means life-saving cancer screenings and family-planning services. but, for mitt romney... planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. >>> welcome back. federal authorities search twoed plane on the east coast after two separate scares. in new york, a delta air lines plane heading to spain was turned around an hour after takeoff. a passenger reported strange wiring in the bathroom. authorities evacuate tractor-trailer more than 200 passengers. a bomb squad searched the plane but did not find any wires but did not -- did f
the plan being floated to keep an eye on government workers when they are at home. >>> and that's what someone found in an airplane bathroom [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] every woman who believes decisions about our bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a law that outlaws all abortion -- even in cases of rape and incest. and that's not all. i'll cut off...
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he will provide advice on dealing with local governments. yeah, that could mean big paychecks rolling in for him. even though it's a part-time job. >> when you hear the word venture capital, it rings a bell. >> and mark andreessen. he's a big, big name out there. >>> our time is 6:08. enjoy the views of the washington monument. learn how the landmark will be covered up for rehabilitation work. >> howard said it's going to be dry most of the day. we could get some rain as we head toward the evening hours. he'll explain when we expect that to come. weather is coming up. >> it's the most detailed view of our universe ever captured. nasa used theubble telescope to create this view. >> you're looking at the extreme deep field. there are about 5500 galaxies all caught in this one shot. a big thanks to our friends at the goddard space center so we can see this. >>> howard here with your weather first. we're watching showers and storms north of town but looks like a mix of clouds and suns. highs in the low 80s. showers and storms returning mainly af
he will provide advice on dealing with local governments. yeah, that could mean big paychecks rolling in for him. even though it's a part-time job. >> when you hear the word venture capital, it rings a bell. >> and mark andreessen. he's a big, big name out there. >>> our time is 6:08. enjoy the views of the washington monument. learn how the landmark will be covered up for rehabilitation work. >> howard said it's going to be dry most of the day. we could get some rain...
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. >>> next week the senate will take up a spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. the house passed a bill that essentially puts the government on autopilot for six months. it includes the support of republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan even though it permits spending above the budget he authored this spring. >>> the alexandria man who pled guilty to trying to blow up the u.s. capitol will be sentenced later today. 29-year-old amin al khalifi planned to carry out a terror attack. he tried to use phony weapons he received from an undercover agent who he believed to be an al qaeda operative. he faces up to 30 years in prison. >>> today prince george's county police will canvass a neighborhood hoping to solve the murder of a 17-year-old honor student. police will hand out fliers at the kettering shopping center and mitchellville shopping center. they're looking for information on the death of amber stanley. the man broke into her home and shot her as she was sleeping last month. she had dreams of going to harvard. >>> today central high school in prince georg
. >>> next week the senate will take up a spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. the house passed a bill that essentially puts the government on autopilot for six months. it includes the support of republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan even though it permits spending above the budget he authored this spring. >>> the alexandria man who pled guilty to trying to blow up the u.s. capitol will be sentenced later today. 29-year-old amin al khalifi planned to carry...
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the government isn't saying much about the attack, but secretary of state hillary clinton did announce late last night that a state department officer had been killed in libya. there have been violent protests in libya over a film an american made that was critical of the prophet muhammad. that film also sparked these demonstrations in egypt. this is the u.s. embassy in cairo where demonstrators scaled walls and tore down an american flag. most of the embassy staff had already left the compound. we aren't hearing of any deaths or serious injuries at that protest. we will monitor the situation in libya and bring you any updates that we receive. first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> right now it is 6:00 a.m. the sun is soon to rise on another beautiful day around the washington region. a live look outside. temperatures 62 degrees here in upper northwest d.c. >> loving this weather. storm team 4 meteorologist tom keierein with our forecast. hi, tom. >>> first light of day showing up under a clear sky again this morning. it is a chilly star
the government isn't saying much about the attack, but secretary of state hillary clinton did announce late last night that a state department officer had been killed in libya. there have been violent protests in libya over a film an american made that was critical of the prophet muhammad. that film also sparked these demonstrations in egypt. this is the u.s. embassy in cairo where demonstrators scaled walls and tore down an american flag. most of the embassy staff had already left the...
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he said that the american government had no interest in him and therefore he's turning to israel. he said if al qaeda's demands were met, he would be let go. in previous videos, those demands included the freeing of militant suspects and the stopping of u.s. air strikes. >>> this morning, there is renewed hope that an american contractor from maryland who was jailed in cuba may soon be coming home. a cuban diplomat says her country is willing to negotiate with the u.s. to find a solution to alan gross's ordeal. he's been in jail for more than two years and is serving a 15-year sentence for illegally bringing internet equipment for cuba's jewish community. >>> america is on track for its worst year ever when it comes to the west nile virus. the centers for disease control says there are reports of more than 1400 serious cases and 118 deaths. despite mosquito season winding down, infections are expected into the next month. texas has been hit the hardest with nearly half of those infections. health officials from coast to coast are spraying insecticides to prevent the spread of the
he said that the american government had no interest in him and therefore he's turning to israel. he said if al qaeda's demands were met, he would be let go. in previous videos, those demands included the freeing of militant suspects and the stopping of u.s. air strikes. >>> this morning, there is renewed hope that an american contractor from maryland who was jailed in cuba may soon be coming home. a cuban diplomat says her country is willing to negotiate with the u.s. to find a...